(Part 2) Best furniture design books according to redditors
We found 62 Reddit comments discussing the best furniture design books. We ranked the 29 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
The joke that keeps on giving.
An Essential Reading List For Designers
Source: www.tomfaulkner.co.uk
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Architecture
Communication Design
Fashion Design
Angela ButtolphEditors of Phaidon ?Furniture Design
Game Design
Graphic Design
Information Design
Industrial Design
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It depends on what you consider cheap. Used options for all of these are available at very reasonable prices, though I don't personally think that the new prices are super high, though I do know of the more expensive books you've probably seen like the Wegner book for closer to a hundred.
http://www.amazon.com/Danish-Modern-Andrew-Hollingsworth/dp/1586858114/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450038421&sr=8-1&keywords=danish+modern
http://www.amazon.com/Eames-Gloria-Koenig/dp/3836560216/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1450038421&sr=8-3&keywords=danish+modern
http://www.amazon.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Interiors-Furniture-Details/dp/1840914068/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1450038421&sr=8-4&keywords=danish+modern
http://www.amazon.com/Danish-Modern-Beyond-Scandinavian-Heywood-wakefield/dp/0764322168/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1450038421&sr=8-7&keywords=danish+modern
This is the one I would get:
http://www.amazon.com/Scandinavian-Modern-Magnus-England/dp/1849754349/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1450038421&sr=8-5&keywords=danish+modern
There are a couple books by Daniel Diehl
https://www.amazon.com/Constructing-Medieval-Furniture-Instructions-Historical/dp/0811727955
https://www.amazon.com/Medieval-Renaissance-Furniture-Instructions-Reproductions/dp/0811710238/ref=pd_sim_14_1/142-4545725-4630636?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0811710238&pd_rd_r=b01e49ab-8613-48e2-a571-e1874305ee43&pd_rd_w=3bA84&pd_rd_wg=KIaRL&pf_rd_p=90485860-83e9-4fd9-b838-b28a9b7fda30&pf_rd_r=ZF9N4F2S9XH27Q99NXFJ&psc=1&refRID=ZF9N4F2S9XH27Q99NXFJ
https://www.amazon.com/Medieval-Furniture-Instructions-Historical-Reproductions/dp/0811728544/ref=pd_sim_14_2/142-4545725-4630636?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0811728544&pd_rd_r=b01e49ab-8613-48e2-a571-e1874305ee43&pd_rd_w=3bA84&pd_rd_wg=KIaRL&pf_rd_p=90485860-83e9-4fd9-b838-b28a9b7fda30&pf_rd_r=ZF9N4F2S9XH27Q99NXFJ&psc=1&refRID=ZF9N4F2S9XH27Q99NXFJ
This might sound crazy but the book titled: The Chair
(Subtitled: Rethinking Culture, Body & Design) is actually really fascinating. It is written by an architect who is (I believe) also certified in the Alexander Technique. The first part is the history of the chair and its design in history & culture, the second half is about the kinesiology of sitting. It's very well illustrated.
I've taken some classes in the Alexander Technique and in my job, I work with people and their bodies. Some of the most basic tips that I find to work well for many people:
Sitting: sit on your "sit bones" (ischial tuberosities) and knees should be below hips (front of hip should be open more than 90 degrees). Work should be at eye level, or if below, keep your neck straight up & rotate your head down as though there were a bar running through your head between your ears. Read the book mentioned above, and you may agree that "back support" is overrated.
Lying down: Supine (on your back) support under knees. Pillows under your head has so much variation (just under your head, support shoulders as well, very firm, very soft, neck support, no neck support) so I usually recommend trying one variable for a week at a time to find what works best for an individual (although I used to swear by the original Tempurpedic pillow, they are too hard for me now and retain too much heat).
In side lying it's better to have a pillow that lifts your head more so that it's not tipping over your lower shoulder, a pillow in front of your torso to wrap your top arm around and another (or even better, a firm bolster) for under your top leg to keep your low back from twisting.
Prone (face down) if you must, a soft pillow under your hip bones to open up your lower back and if you need a pillow under your head, make sure that it is soft and can flatten down, so your neck isn't forced back and turned. Try for "3/4" rather than face down.
Obviously these aren't "Universal" as one-size-does-not-fit-all and everything with body mechanics can be (is) controversial, but I have witnessed these work well for many people.
Maybe this?
I am HIGHLY leaning towards purple. My buddy made a 3D model of the chair in a couple different purples if you'd like to see em.
I'm totally with you, I really like the goofy space age and mod stuff. I think ideally I'd like to have little to no wood in the house.
Edit: ALSO, I just got this book and it's great to flip through the pictures and actually learn about the pieces!
I've got plans for one in this book by Simon Watts which I got a sh copy of quite cheaply.
Irving Harper is on my top 3 list of favorite designers. If you like his work, pick up his book on his paper sculptures. Its amazing.
Irving Harper Works in Paper